Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers
中文摘要
弗吉尼亚州州长成立AI工作组并限制数据中心扩张,禁止保密协议并加强监管,以赋予当地社区更多话语权。
English Summary
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger established an AI task force and restricted data center growth to give local communities more control over development.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in data center development and slow down approvals in a state that is already home to the data center capital of the world. Executive Order 22 bans executive branch officials from signing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for data center projects, requires expedited noise regulations, and a review of backup-generation operations used by data centers, among other requirements. The order also establishes an AI task force responsible for evaluating how the state government can address risks to Virginians like … Read the full story at The Verge.